US Plant Patent PP27173
Diamondback
Epilobium plant named ‘Diamondback’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 20, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 9, 2034. This patent earned 103 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27173
- Filed
- October 9, 2014
- Granted
- September 20, 2016
- Expires
- January 20, 2035
- Assignee
- BALL HORTICULTURAL CO
- Inventor
- TREES SCOTT
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Epilobium plant named ‘Diamondback’, characterized by its medium red-orange colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Epilobium plant named ‘Diamondback’, substantially as herein shown and described.
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